EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS RUGBY COACHES
in Ask Dan, Attack, Defence, Rugby coaching, Rugby drills
Q How can you improve players’ alignment to stop them getting too flat, so they attack with pace. Nick Howe, St Paul’s School, U13s A While you can drill alignment, it rarely transfers into matches. That’s because players don’t sense the context and therefore, when they reach the same situations in matches, they don’t... MORE
in Fun rugby games, Kicking & Catching, Small-sided games
Put pressure on your kickers – they have to make as many accurate grubber kicks through coned gates in 60 seconds as they can. MORE
in Fun rugby games, Kicking & Catching, Small-sided games
Incorporate all the kicking skills learned by adding sprinting, scoring and setting up to the equation – get players chasing grubber kicks at speed, ready to catch them when they bounce up. MORE
in Fun rugby games, Kicking & Catching, Small-sided games
Give all your players the chance to chance to kick and teach them the grubber – a simple kick ahead that is usually used to get in behind advancing defences – and get them hitting the posts. MORE
in Fun rugby games, Kicking & Catching, Small-sided games
The basics of the grubber kick have been learned – now use it as an attacking weapon to sweep the pitch and finish by attempting to score a drop goal while imposing a strict time limit. MORE
in Fun rugby games, Kicking & Catching, Small-sided games
Find your best kicker’s comfortable range then challenge him to make a series of very accurate restarts. This game not only improves kicking skills but gives chasers confidence in their kicker. MORE
in Fun rugby games, Small-sided games
Tackle shield holders at regular intervals along a coned line introduce an extra element into your players’ pass – now they have to fend off the shield and pass one-handed. Who can be the fastest? MORE
in Fun rugby games, Small-sided games
This fast-paced support game gets teams scoring points by creating overloads, avoiding being touched, preventing and scoring tries and shows that every action makes a difference. MORE
in Fun rugby games, Small-sided games
Get players handling the ball with a strict time limit in a tight situations then create attacking overloads they have to exploit. They must carry the skills learned in one square to the next one. MORE
in Fun rugby games, Small-sided games
On the face of it a simple 5v5 but by delaying defenders and creating two lines of defence, questions are asked of attackers as they look to take advantage of overloads and score a try. MORE
Like other disciplines, rugby has a jargon of its own. Unless the meanings are explained they can be meaning-less. That's why I've explained them in plain, simple English and with large, clear illustrations in my manual Rugby Tactics Made Simple. But not only that, you'll learn how to coach the tactics with my tips. If you’re new to coaching or prefer a more simple style this is a great, straightforward introduction to rugby tactics. "It highlights the key fundamentals of all aspects of play & gives coaches a good understanding of terminology and techniques at the highest level" - Richard Whiffin, assistant coach at London Irish MORE
Anxious about coaching rugby to children? Maybe you're already coaching, but sometimes struggling to get your points across at training? Perhaps you sometimes simply run out of preparation time? Possibly you're feeling your sessions are getting dull? Do you want a few new skills to boost your player's skills now? Or to help your players develop the techniques for seasons ahead? Maybe even the core skills for their whole rugby playing career? Here's the answer... MORE
Ready-made, age-appropriate, safe training activities, to provide a complete rugby coaching curriculum for players from ages 11 - 16. MORE
